/*
 * Copyright 2006-2018 The MZmine 2 Development Team
 * 
 * This file is part of MZmine 2.
 * 
 * MZmine 2 is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
 * General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * MZmine 2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 * even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with MZmine 2; if not,
 * write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301
 * USA
 */

package net.sf.mzmine.datamodel;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * This interface represents a raw data file which is being modified. Scans can be added to the file
 * by calling the addScan() method. Final RawDataFile instance is obtained by calling
 * finishWriting() method.
 */
public interface RawDataFileWriter {

  /**
   * Adds a new scan to the file.
   * 
   * @param newScan Scan to add
   */
  public void addScan(Scan newScan) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Finishes writing of the file
   * 
   * @return newly written file as RawDataFile
   */
  public RawDataFile finishWriting() throws IOException;

}
